From Nehru To Modi, Why Indian Prime Ministers Deliver Independence Day Speech From Delhi’s Red Fort?

As India celebrates Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to commemorate 75 years of India's independence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation from the ramparts of Red Fort on August 15. 'At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom..,' The first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru made this historic speech on 15 August 1947 that marked the country's Independence from British rule and simultaneously made the Red Fort in Delhi a politically significant monument, which now acts as the setting for Independence Day celebrations each year. But why the monument was chosen as an iconic site to signify India's independence?#IndependanceDay #AzaadKaAmritMahotsava #PMModi